US2209796A - Container - Google Patents

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July 30, 1940.

N. SNELLING CONTAINER Filed July 21, 1937 l NVENTOR Mcfioz 46 ATTORN EY Patented July 30, 1940 PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Nicholas Snelling, Jackson Heights, N. Y.,assignor of one-half to George E. Loder, Upper Montclair, N. J.

Application July 21, 1937, Serial No. 154,715

9 Claims.

This invention relates to containers and particularly to devices of this class used in packing merchandise for sale, in what is commonly referred to as package goods, and the object of the 5 invention is to provide a more economical method of forming or cutting a blank used in the construction of a box or container from a sheet of suitable material so as to eliminate substantially all waste, and thereby materially reduce the cost of manufacture of the box or container; a further object being to out two or morebox forming parts from a rectangular section or portion of a work sheet, and in so assembling the parts as to facilitate the formation of a box therefrom; the parts being assembled in such manner as to form a substantially conventional blank used in the construction of boxes under known methods; and with these and other objects in View the invention consists in a box or container of the class specified, which is constructed in accordance with the method hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of one form of blank which I employ.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the two parts of the blank shown in Fig. l in assembled position, preparatory to making a box or container thereof.

Fig. 2a is a perspective view of a container 35 made from the device shown in Fig. 2, on a reduced scale.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1, showing another form of construction.

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show different methods of assembling the separate parts of the blank shown in Fig. 3 preparatory to forming boxes therefrom.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing another form of construction.

Fig. 8 illustrates the method of assembling the parts from the blank shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Figs. 1, 3 and 7, showing another form of construction.

Fig. 10 illustrates an assemblage of the parts of the blank shown in Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Figs. 1, 3 7 and 9, showing another form of blank; and, v

Fig. 12 shows the assemblage of the separate parts of the blank shown in Fig. 11.

It will of course be understood that my invention is adapted primarily for use in the construe tion of boxes or containers which are employed in large quantities in packing food products or merchandise of various kinds and classes, in which there is a large volume in sales, such for example, in the packaging of various cereals,

crackers, soaps, cakes and confections and, in fact, any other kind or class of merchandise. In other words my invention is not intended forthe construction of more or less special boxes or containers requiring specific characteristics and which are usually sold at a relatively high price.

There has been an aim or endeavor to reduce the cost of containers or boxes of the character described in which a small percentage of saving has been effected, and these small savings have 15 saving but to effect a saving of from ten to thirty 20:

percent which is far in excess of anything of its kind. In the accompanying drawing a few methods of carrying my invention into effect are illustrated.

In Fig. 1 I have shown a rectangular blank of sheet material which is cut on the line IE to form separate parts I6 and IT, the part I6 being scored to form three walls of a box or container l8, l9 and 20; the wall l8 having a folding flap 2| and the wall IS a folding flap 22. The part I! is scored and foldable to form three walls 23, 24 and 25; the wall 23 having three foldable flaps 2t, 21 and 28; the wall 24 having a foldable flap 29 and the wall 25 foldable flaps 30 and 3|.

In assembling the parts It and I! preparatory to forming a box or container thereof, the flap 29 is first secured to the free edge of the wall 20, as seen in Fig. 2, after which the flap 2| may be secured to the side edge 24a of the wall 24 thus forming the four side walls of a box. The flaps 30 and 3| may then be secured to the walls l8 and 20 respectively, and the flap 22 secured to the wall 25 or the edge 25a thereof which will complete the formation of the bottom of a box, the cover of which will consist of the wall 23 and the three flaps or flanges 26, 21 and 28 thereon which may be sealed in position upon the walls l8, l9 and 20 respectively, after the material to be packed has been placed in the box or container.

At this time, it will be understood that, if it is desired to provide a freely open cover for the container, the flaps or flanges 2B, 21 and 28 may be arranged inwardly of the walls [8, l9 and 20, and the corners of the flaps may be beveled to permit this operation. On the other hand, if a sealed package is to be provided, these flaps or flanges will preferably be arranged externally and secured in position as indicated in Fig. 2a. of the drawing, which shows an assemblage of the container formed from the structure shown in Fig. 2 but indicating the ends of the flaps beveled in order to clarify the illustration.

It will also be understood that in utilizing my invention in conjunction with automatic packaging machinery, the box will be assembled and packed in a continuous operation, while it is preferred to glue the various parts or flaps in position, it will also be apparent that other forms of fastening means may be employed.

With the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it will be apparent that the only waste formed. in a rectangular sheet will be the two notches appearing at the top of the blank in Fig. 1. This type of construction will present a large saving over the present method of constructing boxes or containers of the kind under consideration, in the most economical methods of blanking in accordance with conventional practices.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing, I have shown two triangular box parts 32 and 33 cut from a rectangular blank, which will show a little more loss in material as will appear from the notched and recessed edges but which will still provide a material saving over the present methods of construction.

The part 32 is scored to form three walls 34, 35 and 36, the wall 34 having three flaps 31, 38 and 39 and the wall 36 a single flap 40. The part 33 is scored to form three walls 4 I, 42, and 43; the wall 4I having one flap 44, the wall 42 a single flap 45 and the wall 43 two flaps 40 and 41. The parts 32 and 33 may be assembled in a number of different positions, one with respect to the other in the formation of boxes or containers, and three methods of assemblage are shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6.

The method of attaching the several assembled parts shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 will be apparent to those skilled in the art without any specific description thereof; it being noted that in Fig. 4, the flap 40 is secured to one side edge of the wall II. In Fig. 5, the flap 4! is secured to one side of the wall 36, whereas in Fig. 6, the flap 45 is secured to one side of the wall 35.

In Fig. 7 of the drawing, Ihave shown an L- shaped box part 48 and a straight box part 49 fashioned from a rectangular blank, which constitutes the combination of the structure shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig. l employs two straight parts, Fig. 3 two L-shaped or V-shaped parts and the latter L-shaped and straight parts. In Fig. 7, a still less saving is effected but nevertheless this saving is again considerably more than the savings in conventional methods.

The part 48 is scored to form four walls 50, SI, 52 and 53, whereas the part 49 is scored to form two walls 54 and 55. The wall 50 has two flaps or flanges 5G and Fall, the Wall 52 a flap 58, the wall 54 has one flap B and the wall 55 has three flaps BI, 62 and 63.

In Fig. 8 of the drawing, I have shown one box assemblage consisting of the parts 48 and 49 in which the flaps 59 is secured to one side of the wall 54. The result of this assemblage is substantially similar to the assemblage shown in Fig. 4 except for the location of certain of the flanges.

In Fig. 9, I have shown three box parts 04, 65 and 60 cut from a rectangular blank, and the saving in this construction will be substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 3. The part 04 is scored to form two walls El and 68, the wall 61 having two flaps 09 and I0, and the wall 68 two flaps II and 12. The part 65 is scored to form two walls I3 and 14, the wall 13 having one flap 15, and the wall I4 having two flaps I6 and IT. The part 66 is scored to form two walls 18 and I9, each having a flap 80and 8I.

In Fig. 10 of the drawing I have shown one method of assembling the parts I54, and 00, in which the flap I5 is secured to the wall 68 and the flap TI is secured to the wall 78. The result of the assemblage in Fig. is generally similar to that shown in Figs. 4 and 8, except for the location of certain of the flaps.

In the forms of construction shown in Figs. 1 to 10 inclusive, the walls of the box parts are illustrated as being square inform, whereby the resulting box will be in the form of a cube. It will, of course, be understood that the shape of the box may be varied to produce the oblong or irregular styles, at least within certain limits, and while lesser savings will be effected in boxes of this type, the savings will nevertheless be relatively high over the known methods.

In Figs. 11 and 12 of the drawing, I have shown one method of constructing an oblong box or container, in which two parts 98 and 99 are formed from a rectangular blank, the part 98 being scored to form three walls I00, WI and I02. The part 99 is scored to form three walls I03, I04 and I05. The narrow side of the walls I00, IOI and I02 are provided with foldable flap or supplemental wall parts I06, I01 and I08 respectively, the walls I00 and I02 having flaps or flanges I09 and IIO respectively.

In assembling the parts 08 and 99, the fiap I I0 is secured to one wide side of the wall I04 so that the wall I04 forms a companion wall to the wall IOI, forming the wide side of a container, the walls I00 and I02 form the narrow side and the Walls I03 and I05 form the top and bottom walls of the container and overlap, and are secured to, the flaps or supplemental walls I 06, I01 and I08. At this time, it will also be understood that where it is not desired to utilize the parts I06, I01 and I08 as supplemental walls, the same may be made much narrower thus effecting a greater saving in the material used and, in Fig. 11 of the drawing, I have shown in dot and dash lines I I I, the out which may be made in reducing the sizes of said parts I06, I01 and I08.

With the several forms of construction shown, it will be understood that all of the intersecting walls of the resulting box or container will be sealed by the closure flaps employed so that the containers may be used for supporting granular merchandise or products without danger of loss through the container. It will also be apparent that my invention also lends itself to printing or lithographing of the container parts, or the sheet from which said parts are formed, and the inner surfaces of said parts may be treated in any desired manner to adapt the same for many uses, especially in packaging certain kinds of merchandise or food products and in preventing the saturation of the walls of the container. In this connection, it will also be apparent that various kinds of inner wrappers may be used in accordance with conventional practices.

It will be apparent that the disclosures in the accompanying drawing are merely illustrative of certain of the forms of construction or methods of blanking sheet material to efiect material savings in the cost of packaging merchandise and many other forms of blanks may be utilized to effect greater or lesser savings but all based upon the fundamental principle of my invention, which resides in economically blanking the parts from a sheet of material and then in re-arranging the parts and securing them together to facilitate the formation of a box or container therefrom, and in so arranging the folded flaps or flanges on the box parts as to effect a seal and closure between the adjacent walls of the resulting box or container. Also a different arrangement of the flaps may be provided on the separate parts of the various blanks without in any way, or any material way, increasing the consumption of paper, and in this manner the separate box parts of the blanks may be assembled in numerous manners.

It will also be apparent that the box may be made from any suitable thickness of light cardboard or similar material, commonly employed in the construction of boxes or containers of the class under consideration. When printing or lithographing is to be employed directly on the container, better grades of material will naturally be employed, whereas when wrappers or labels are employed cheaper grades of material will be used.

With devices such as shown in Figs. 11 and.l2 of drawing and other devices of this kind, it will be understood that the central box part may be formed from independent blanks or work sheets and not cut or formed from a single work sheet. In such case, it will also appear that some of the box parts need only be scored and will not require any die cutting.-

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A container of the class described comprising top, bottom and side walls, said container being formed from independent box parts, each box part including predetermined walls of said container, said box parts collectively being fashioned from a single rectangular blank and being rearranged and secured together in forming said container, flaps on predetermined walls of one of box part overlapping predetermined walls of another box part, and abutting edges of said box parts when fashioned in said blank interfitting with each other thereby minimizing the waste of material in said blank.

2. A container of the class described comprising top, bottom and side walls, said container being formed from independent box parts, each box part including a plurality of foldably related walls of said container and flaps on edges of predetermined walls, said box parts collectively being fashioned from a single rectangular blank and fitting together to include substantially the entire area thereof, said box parts being rear ranged and secured together, said flaps overlapping edges of predetermined walls in forming said container, the top wall of said container integrally and foldably joining one of said box parts, and the free edges of said top wall having foldable flaps forming a closure for said cantainer.

3. A container of the class described formed from an assemblage of independent box parts, said box parts being cut from a single rectangular blank, and adjacent edges of the parts when fashioned in said blank interfitting with each other thereby eliminating waste of the material of said blank, said box parts being arranged to form in said assemblage a straight row consisting of four walls of the resulting container, and the other walls of said container extending laterally from at. least one of said first named Walls. 1

4. A container ofthe class described formed from an assemblage of independent box parts, each of "said box parts including at least two foldably related walls of said container, and at least one of said parts having foldable flanges on predetermined edges thereof, said box parts being fashioned from a single rectangular blank and said parts when fashioned in said blank interfitting to include substantially the entire area of said blank.

5. A container of the class described comprising independent box parts fashioned from a single rectangular blank of sheet material, said parts when arranged in the blank in side by side relationship forming substantially the entire area of said blank, each of said parts including foldably related walls and projecting foldable flaps on predetermined edges thereof, a flap on one part being joined to a wall of another part in forming a container blank, and the walls of said parts when folded one with respect to the other and secured together by the other of said flaps forming a container having top, bottom and side walls,

6. A container of the class described comprising independent box parts fashioned from a single rectangular blank of sheet material, said parts when arranged in the blank in side by side relationship forming substantially the entire area of said blank, each of said parts including three foldably related Walls and projecting foldable flaps on predetermined edges thereof, a flap on one part being joined to a wall of another part in forming a container blank, and the walls of said parts when folded one with respect to the other and secured together by the other of said flaps forming a container having top, bottom and side walls.

'7. A container of the class described comprising independent box parts fashioned from a single rectangular blank of sheet material, said parts when arranged in the blank in side by side relationship forming substantially the entire area of said blank, each of said parts including foldable related walls arranged in a straight line and projecting foldable flaps on predetermined edges thereof, a flap on one part being joined to a wall of another part in forming a container blank, and the walls of said parts when folded one with respect to the other and secured together by the other of said flaps forming a container having top, bottom and side walls.

8. A container of the class described comprising independent box parts fashioned from a single rectangular blank of sheet material, said parts when arranged in the blank in side by side relationship forming substantially the entire area of said blank, each of said parts including three foldably related walls arranged in angular relationship and projecting foldable flaps on predetermined edges thereof, a flap on one part being joined to a wall of another part in forming a container blank, and the walls of said parts when folded one with respect to the other and secured together by the other of said flaps forming a container having top, bottom and side walls.

9. A container of the class described comprising independent box parts fashioned from including four foldably related walls arranged in angular relationship, the walls of said parts when folded one with respect to the other and secured together by the other of said flaps forming a container having top, bottom and side walls.

NICHOLAS SNELLING.

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